CLASSIC: Susanna Caroline Matilda: The Colonial Grifter Princess
Ridiculous History
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4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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In this week's Classic episode: Have you ever dreamed about shedding your old identity, casting aside your obligations and becoming an entirely different person? Susanna Caroline Matilda, narrowly escaping death after stealing from the Queen, did just that upon arriving at the American colonies. Join Ben, Casey and returning guest Christopher Hassiotis as they unravel the strange story of the Colonial Grifter Princess.
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| 0:00.0 | Fellow ridiculous historians, we are returning to you with some peak ridiculous history. |
| 0:07.0 | Back in 2019, we learned the story of someone called Susanna Caroline Matilda. |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah, I do love three first names. |
| 0:16.8 | It's always a good time. |
| 0:18.3 | You may see in the title of this episode, she was considered a colonial grifter princess, |
| 0:23.0 | an elite grifter. |
| 0:24.8 | She got up to all kinds of shenanigans, |
| 0:26.8 | narrowly escaping death after stealing from the queen. |
| 0:30.2 | Boy, oh boy, she really lived on the edge. |
| 0:32.8 | And what I love about this one is we are featuring none other than a friend of the show, |
| 0:40.3 | a brother, a compatriot and podcast arms named Christopher Haciotis. |
| 0:45.7 | This is the guy that we shout out at the end of every episode. |
| 0:49.9 | So please, please check in, folks. |
| 0:52.3 | He is way smarter than either of us. |
| 0:55.0 | And he's not only here in spirit. |
| 0:56.8 | In this one, he's here corporeally. |
| 0:58.6 | And I am presiding over the proceedings spiritually, but not there corporeally. |
| 1:04.6 | I'm replaced in this episode by our previous and long-suffering producer Casey Pegram for this really cool conversation that I'm |
| 1:13.5 | bummed that I missed, but y'all are going to benefit from it. |
| 1:16.7 | Let's roll the tape. |
| 1:18.8 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 1:21.4 | Guaranteed Human. |
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